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- in general - with the issuer - discount broker - independent adviser - full service broker - brokers and funds - investment counsel - mutual fund dealer

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- savings and returns - investment return measurement - asset allocation-investment policy - diversification and asset classes - geographic diversification - portfolio rebalancing - investment returns and indexes

Costs of investing

RRSP/ Non-RRSP ►

- non-registered accounts - registered (RRSP) accounts

- in general - beat the market? - actively-managed funds - index funds (ETF's and index mutual funds) - pocket money - canadian financial markets - american financial markets - foreign financial markets

Fixed income (debt) ►

- in general - building a ladder - diversification - bonds and inflation - special cases - short term investing (cash)

Alternative investments ►

- in general - commercial leased real estate - venture capital (private equity) - index-linked (capital protected) notes - exchange traded commodities - hedge funds

- taxation and investing - income splitting - other tax issues

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Allentuck	Allentuck- refers to a book by Andrew Allentuck, a journalist with the Globe & Mail- Bonds for Canadians, 2006, John Wiley & Sons Canada.

AMEX	AMEX- the American Stock exchange

AMF	AMF : the Autorité des marchés financiers du Québec, the securities commission with jurisdiction in Québec.

Ascah	Ascah- refers to the book Louis Ascah- Comprendre les marchés financiers, 2005, Éditions du CRP, Université de Sherbrooke.

Asset Allocation	Asset Allocation (Répartition d’actifs) - the process of determining what proportion of a portfolio shall be comprised investments in classes of securities (generally equity and fixed income securities and possibly others called alternative investments). Also called strategic asset allocation as opposed to tactical asset allocation. See the section Asset Allocation for a discussion.

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